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Overview

Javier A. Menendez is affiliated with the Catalan Institute of Oncology in Spain and has a significant body of research intersecting fields such as medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work primarily spans molecular biology, oncology, cancer research, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, as well as infectious diseases.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Silymarin and Mushroom Poisoning
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers

Among recent notable publications are:

  • "Resveratrol targets PD-L1 glycosylation and dimerization to enhance antitumor T-cell immunity" (2020) published in Aging
  • "Potential Drugs Targeting Early Innate Immune Evasion of SARS-Coronavirus 2 via 2'-O-Methylation of Viral RNA" (2020) published in Viruses
  • "Fatty acid synthase (FASN) regulates the mitochondrial priming of cancer cells" (2021) published in Cell Death and Disease
  • "RETRACTED: Metformin and Breast Cancer: Where Are We Now?" (2022) published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Structure-Biological Activity Relationships of Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Phenolic Compounds: Health Properties and Bioavailability" (2020) published in Antioxidants

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Sara Verdura
  • Elisabet Cuyàs
  • Begoña Martı́n-Castillo
  • Joaquim Bosch-Barrera
  • Ruth Lupu

Common publication venues for their work are:

  • Aging
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Cancers
  • EMBO Molecular Medicine
  • Pharmaceuticals

Their research outputs contribute predominantly to medicine with a distinct focus on oncology and cancer-related metabolism, investigating molecular mechanisms and potential therapeutic approaches. The recurrent themes in their work involve exploring cellular metabolism, immune responses in cancer, and the biochemical impacts of various compounds on disease progression.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Fatty acid synthase and the lipogenic phenotype in cancer pathogenesis

    Javier A. Menendez;Ruth Lupu

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Olive oil and health: summary of the II international conference on olive oil and health consensus report, Jaén and Córdoba (Spain) 2008.

    J. López-Miranda;F. Pérez-Jiménez;E. Ros;R. De Caterina

  • Inhibition of fatty acid synthase (FAS) suppresses HER2/neu (erbB-2) oncogene overexpression in cancer cells.

    Javier A. Menendez;Luciano Vellon;Inderjit Mehmi;Bharvi P. Oza

  • Metformin: Multi-faceted protection against cancer

    Sonia Del Barco;Alejandro Vazquez-Martin;Sílvia Cufí;Cristina Oliveras-Ferraros

  • STAT3 labels a subpopulation of reactive astrocytes required for brain metastasis.

    Neibla Priego;Lucía Zhu;Cátia Monteiro;Manon Mulders

  • Oleic acid, the main monounsaturated fatty acid of olive oil, suppresses Her-2/neu (erbB-2) expression and synergistically enhances the growth inhibitory effects of trastuzumab (Herceptin™) in breast cancer cells with Her-2/neu oncogene amplification

    J. A. Menendez;L. Vellon;R. Colomer;R. Lupu;R. Lupu

  • The antidiabetic drug metformin suppresses HER2 (erbB-2) oncoprotein overexpression via inhibition of the mTOR effector p70S6K1 in human breast carcinoma cells.

    Alejandro Vazquez-Martin;Cristina Oliveras-Ferraros;Javier A. Menendez

  • Autophagy in stem cells

    Jun Lin Guan;Anna Katharina Simon;Mark Prescott;Javier A. Menendez

  • Autophagy Facilitates the Development of Breast Cancer Resistance to the Anti-HER2 Monoclonal Antibody Trastuzumab

    Alejandro Vazquez-Martin;Cristina Oliveras-Ferraros;Javier A. Menendez

  • Metformin and cancer: doses, mechanisms and the dandelion and hormetic phenomena.

    Begoña Martin-Castillo;Alejandro Vazquez-Martin;Cristina Oliveras-Ferraros;Javier A. Menendez

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Metformin against TGFβ-induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT): from cancer stem cells to aging-associated fibrosis.

    Sílvia Cufí;Alejandro Vazquez-Martin;Cristina Oliveras-Ferraros;Begoña Martin-Castillo

  • Fatty acid synthase (FASN) as a therapeutic target in breast cancer.

    Javier A. Menendez;Ruth Lupu

  • Metformin regulates breast cancer stem cell ontogeny by transcriptional regulation of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) status.

    Alejandro Vazquez-Martin;Cristina Oliveras-Ferraros;Silvia Cufí;Sonia Del Barco

  • Overexpression of fatty acid synthase gene activates HER1/HER2 tyrosine kinase receptors in human breast epithelial cells.

    A. Vazquez-Martin;R. Colomer;J. Brunet;R. Lupu

  • Pharmacological inhibitors of Fatty Acid Synthase (FASN)--catalyzed endogenous fatty acid biogenesis: a new family of anti-cancer agents?

    Ruth Lupu;Javier A Menendez;Javier A Menendez

  • Mammosphere Formation in Breast Carcinoma Cell Lines Depends upon Expression of E-cadherin

    Juan Manuel Iglesias;Izaskun Beloqui;Francisco Garcia-Garcia;Olatz Leis

Frequent Co-Authors

Ruth Lupu
Ruth Lupu Mayo Clinic
Jorge Joven
Jorge Joven Rovira i Virgili University
Antonio Segura-Carretero
Antonio Segura-Carretero University of Granada
Vicente Micol
Vicente Micol Miguel Hernandez University
Alberto Fernández-Gutiérrez
Alberto Fernández-Gutiérrez University of Granada
José Manuel Fernández-Real
José Manuel Fernández-Real University of Girona
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Sergio Lavandero
Sergio Lavandero University of Chile
Benoit Viollet
Benoit Viollet Institut Cochin
Shazib Pervaiz
Shazib Pervaiz National University of Singapore

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